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Staffordshire County Council scraps climate emergency declaration Staffordshire County Council voted to overturn its climate emergency, announced in 2019.

Councillors in Staffordshire have voted to overturn the county council's climate emergency declaration.

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Roberts Bakery: Family-run Northwich business battles to survive Four hundred jobs could be lost at Roberts Bakery's Northwich plant as the company fights to survive.

Roberts Bakery announced on Monday that it was intending to appoint an administrator to help "secure the best possible outcome" and save as many jobs as possible.

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Rebuilt Josiah Wedgwood statue to be unveiled in Stoke-on-Trent 'very soon' The rebuilt statue is expected to be unveiled inFestival Park in the early autumn.

The rebuilt Capo sculpture, depicting Burslem-born potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood, will be unveiled in early autumn according to city council leader Jane Ashworth.

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Lichfield Food Festival organiser banned from staging events Cocker Hoop Creative Ltd is told it is not allowed to stage events in the Lichfield district.

Lichfield District Council said it had rejected Cocker Hoop Creative Limited's application to hold the Lichfield Food Festival in August and that it would also reject any future applications from the company.

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Lichfield Food Festival under review as other events cancelled Lichfield Food Festival organisers pause trader applications as they undertake an investigation.

The organisers of a food and drink festival in Staffordshire have paused trader applications while an "urgent internal review" is undertaken.

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Officially, brew-tifully amazing! Stoke- on- Trent is now a Guinness World Record holder in its centenary year of celebration!

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Work starts on new Apedale heritage railway museum The new museum is being built next to an existing station building in Apedale, Staffordshire.

Work has started on a museum which will tell the story of part of the country's industrial transport heritage, according to a charity.

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Charges brought over Lichfield's Watery Lane fly-tipping incident The waste blocked Watery Lane in Lichfield, and required a specialist team to remove.

A man and a business have been charged in relation to an enormous fly-tipping incident in Lichfield earlier this year.

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Staffordshire peacock has reputation for mischief Jane Ackroyd, from Cotes Heath, says her peacock Percy is loved by 99.9% of his neighbours.

Percy the peacock – who lives in Cotes Heath near Swynnerton - is particularly vocal during the spring mating season, according to owner Jane Ackroyd.

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Keele University staff to strike over school merger plan Keele University bosses plan to combine the school of humanities with the school of social sciences.

Staff at a university in Staffordshire have voted to strike in a dispute over the merger of two departments and the possibility of job losses.

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Three men jailed for Stoke-on-Trent bin worker attacks Joe Corden, Jack Spackman and Kyle Worthington attacked four bin collectors with an axe and a metal pole.

Three men have been jailed for two attacks on refuse workers in Stoke-on-Trent.

The video footage of this incident is quite staggering.

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Plans for new adventure golf course at Lichfield's Beacon Park The existing mini golf course at Beacon Park is due to be removed this summer, the council says.

Plans for a new adventure golf course have been approved for Beacon Park in Lichfield.

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Leek college campus to transfer ownership, university bosses say The Leek campus of Buxton and Leek College is set to be split off from the University of Derby.

The University of Derby has announced plans to transfer the Leek campus of Buxton and Leek College to Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group.

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Former Lichfield MP booed entering Celebrity Big Brother house Sir Michael Fabricant was booed by crowds gathered outside the Big Brother house on Monday.

A former MP is among 13 contestants to have entered the Celebrity Big Brother house for the reality TV show's latest series.

Sir Michael Fabricant was an MP in Staffordshire for more than 30 years, most recently for the Lichfield constituency.

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Amazon lorry careers over roundabout and crashes Video shows the moment cars are caught in the truck's unexpected path.

Absolutely astonishing footage of this Amazon lorry crashing over a roundabout.

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Campaigners lose High Court fight against Coventry cycleway A decision to complete the Binley Cycleway was made by Coventry City council last year.

Coventry cycle path to be completed after extremely lengthy process. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Stepping back from this I wonder if we take too long to build essential infrastructure? And why that is?

Birmingham City council denied permission for new 9.99% tax rise But the government says the council can increase it by 7.5% without a local referendum.

Birmingham City Council has been denied permission to increase council tax by nearly 10% but has instead been given approval to raise it by 7.5% from April.

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Birmingham City Council bosses plan £148m spending cut in budget A £43m cut to adult social care services is among the council's latest plans to balance its books.

Birmingham City Council is planning to cut about £148m of spending while increasing council tax by 7.49% in the coming financial year.

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Cheshire East Council facing £27m gap without tax rise A council leader says borrowing money would be

"We cannot balance our budget for next year without borrowing a significant amount."

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Culprits of enormous Lichfield fly-tip should be jailed - MP Dave Robertson says lives were put at risk by the colossal waste pile which blocked a road this week.

Lichfield's MP has called for those behind a "genuinely staggering" mound of illegally dumped waste that blocked a road in his constituency to be jailed.

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'We do not want a merger with Stoke-on-Trent,' says Karen Bradley Karen Bradley believes the current structure ensures more decisions are made by local people.

Karen Bradley, who represents the Staffordshire Moorlands, said she was concerned the government wanted to force the area to become part of a "Greater Stoke-on-Trent" against the will of residents.

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Moneystone Quarry holiday park approved after years of objection Laver Leisure says the new holiday park will provide 250 jobs and bring a range of tourism benefits.

Plans to turn a former quarry in Staffordshire into a holiday park have been given the go-ahead after more than a decade of objections from locals.

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In the photo here of Heaney by the names to the left but cropped out are two inducted for cycling. One is my Grandad Roy Swinnerton. For a shiny penny can any of the #CyclingBlueSky crowd name the other?

Man arrested after large building fire in Stoke-on-Trent The 58-year-old arson suspect is also detained on suspicion of cultivating a cannabis plant.

A man has been arrested following a large fire at a building in Stoke-on-Trent from which three people were rescued.

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Critical incidents stood down at two Staffordshire hospitals The hospitals' trust is urging patients to only use the A&E services in a serious emergency.

Critical incidents at two hospitals in Staffordshire have been stood down, hospital bosses said.

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Stoke-on-Trent man who murdered wife dies in prison Peter Matthews murdered his wife Carol in March last year and was given a life sentence in August.

A man who murdered his wife has died in jail, according to the firm that runs the prison.

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Talks taking place to save theatre and museum in Cannock The authority said more than 2,000 people responded to the consultation regarding the plans.

Talks have taken place with "interested parties" hoping to save a theatre and museum in Staffordshire, a council leader has said.

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Evidence of culprits found in Lichfield's huge flytipped waste pile Investigators say they are following up several leads in the hunt for who illegally dumped the waste.

Investigators searching for culprits who illegally dumped a huge pile of waste on a rural Staffordshire road say inquiries are "pointing in one direction".

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Stoke-on-Trent Josiah Wedgwood statue rebuilt, council leader says The original statue was destroyed in 2023 during works to expand a roundabout.

"Nothing lasts forever!"

But... the Capo sculpture has now been rebuilt, according to Cllr Jane Ashworth...

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Snow Patrol to headline Cannock Forest gig this summer The Northern Irish band already have sold out dates at Delamere Forest and Westonbirt Arboretum.

Snow Patrol have been announced as headliners for a forest gig taking place in Staffordshire this summer.

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